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Nau mai ki Te Puni Tiaki Taonga o Whanganui - Welcome to the Whanganui Regional Museum
Find something unique for somebody special
The museum gift shop is a treasure trove of unusual books, delightful gifts and quality souvenirs. Take home a memento of your visit or find a gift for that person who has everything.
A Fresh Look for a Much-Loved Landmark
Whanganui Regional Museum’s new exterior colour scheme unveiled.
Read More
The Whanganui Regional Museum is a bicultural waharoa (gateway) to local social and natural histories. It stands proudly in Pukenamu Queen’s Park, the cultural heart of Whanganui. The Museum has a special relationship with mana whenua, those Māori who have historic and territorial rights over this land. It is also warmly supported by the many communities who continue to help develop it.
Learn about the people, objects, and stories that make this vibrant region so important through our stunning collection, which includes outstanding Taonga Māori, the Gottfried Lindauer Gallery of paintings of Whanganui rangatira, a remarkable moa collection, and a noteworthy collection of historical fashion and textiles.
Fully acknowledging our past, explaining the present and preparing for the future starts here, at your museum.
Plan your visit
Education
Current Exhibitions
Support the Museum
Future Events
Outfit of the Month Fashion Talk
A 19th century wedding outfit reveals a story of skilled makers, migration, and a life built in Aotearoa.
Fri, 1 May, 2026
Learn More
Fri, 1 May, 2026
12:15 pm
– 1:00 pm
Koha
Whanganui Regional Museum
Costume & Textile Association of New Zealand Symposium 2026
Haerenga/Journeys — exploring the threads that connect place,
time, and identity.
Fri, 8 May, 2026
– Sun, 10 May, 2026
Learn More
Fri, 8 May, 2026
– Sun, 10 May, 2026
10:00 am
– 4:30 pm
Price
: $70
Whanganui Regional Museum
All Events
Current Exhibitions
Whanganui Mūmū – Whanganui By Design
Highlighting the creativity, innovative spirit, cultural integrity, and strength of the tradition of art and design in the Whanganui region.
Learn More
Utauta Taketake, Utauta Hōu/Tools Through Time
Get a close look at the extraordinary objects that connect us to the deep past, from Lower Palaeolithic tools to Neolithic implements, showcasing the ingenuity and artistry of our ancestors.
Learn More
Our Places of Worship
Experience an evocative tribute to the region’s spiritual heritage, captured through the eyes of passionate local photographers.
Learn More
He Kete Iti
He Kete Iti brings together 101 contemporary Māori kete and historical taonga from the Whanganui Regional Museum collection to explore weaving as a living practice of knowledge, connection, and intergenerational exchange.
Learn More
Other Exhibitions
Ngā Manu ō Whanganui – Birds of Whanganui
The birds of Whanganui once thronged the forest, riverbanks and shoreline. Some are gone forever while others struggle to survive.
Learn More
Between skin & shirt – The photographic portraits of William Harding
Selection of 60 portraits by prominent Whanganui photographer William James Harding, from the collection held by the Alexander Turnbull Library.
Learn More
He Mātanga – Movers and Shakers
Remarkable scientists, educators and scholars who have lived and worked in Whanganui and influenced the world.
Learn More
All Exhibitions
Collection Highlights
1962.178.4
PORTABLE DESK
This portable desk or writing box made circa 1900 has an outer surface decorated with porcupine quills and dots of ivory. It has a hinged lid and a fold-down front with the interior divided into sections for storing writing equipment and a writing surface.
View Collection
Collection Highlights
1802.605.9
POSTER; Durie Hill Garden Suburb, 1920s.
This land sale poster by A D Willis shows the area at the brow of Durie Hill with sections for sale. The suburb had been specially designed by Samuel Hurst Seager, at the time when there was great enthusiasm for designing garden suburbs throughout New Zealand.
View Collection
1962.178.4
PORTABLE DESK
This portable desk or writing box made circa 1900 has an outer surface decorated with porcupine quills and dots of ivory. It has a hinged lid and a fold-down front with the interior divided into sections for storing writing equipment and a writing surface.
View Collection
2002.34.6
PHOTOGRAPH; Taupo Quay in flood.
This photograph was taken on Taupo Quay near the Old Tram Shed, after the flood of the Whanganui River in 1940. Four people can be seen rowing a boat down the flooded street. The Durie Hill Tower is visible in the background.
View Collection
2002.34.6
PHOTOGRAPH; Taupo Quay in flood.
This photograph was taken on Taupo Quay near the Old Tram Shed, after the flood of the Whanganui River in 1940. Four people can be seen rowing a boat down the flooded street. The Durie Hill Tower is visible in the background.
View Collection
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Nau mai ki Te Puni Tiaki Taonga o Whanganui - Welcome to the Whanganui Regional Museum
Find something unique for somebody special
The museum gift shop is a treasure trove of unusual books, delightful gifts and quality souvenirs. Take home a memento of your visit or find a gift for that person who has everything.
A Fresh Look for a Much-Loved Landmark
Whanganui Regional Museum’s new exterior colour scheme unveiled.
Read More
The Whanganui Regional Museum is a bicultural waharoa (gateway) to local social and natural histories. It stands proudly in Pukenamu Queen’s Park, the cultural heart of Whanganui. The Museum has a special relationship with mana whenua, those Māori who have historic and territorial rights over this land. It is also warmly supported by the many communities who continue to help develop it.
Learn about the people, objects, and stories that make this vibrant region so important through our stunning collection, which includes outstanding Taonga Māori, the Gottfried Lindauer Gallery of paintings of Whanganui rangatira, a remarkable moa collection, and a noteworthy collection of historical fashion and textiles.
Fully acknowledging our past, explaining the present and preparing for the future starts here, at your museum.
Plan your visit
Education
Current Exhibitions
Support the Museum
Future Events
Outfit of the Month Fashion Talk
A 19th century wedding outfit reveals a story of skilled makers, migration, and a life built in Aotearoa.
Fri, 1 May, 2026
Learn More
Fri, 1 May, 2026
12:15 pm
– 1:00 pm
Koha
Whanganui Regional Museum
Costume & Textile Association of New Zealand Symposium 2026
Haerenga/Journeys — exploring the threads that connect place,
time, and identity.
Fri, 8 May, 2026
– Sun, 10 May, 2026
Learn More
Fri, 8 May, 2026
– Sun, 10 May, 2026
10:00 am
– 4:30 pm
Price
: $70
Whanganui Regional Museum
All Events
Current Exhibitions
Whanganui Mūmū – Whanganui By Design
Highlighting the creativity, innovative spirit, cultural integrity, and strength of the tradition of art and design in the Whanganui region.
Learn More
Utauta Taketake, Utauta Hōu/Tools Through Time
Get a close look at the extraordinary objects that connect us to the deep past, from Lower Palaeolithic tools to Neolithic implements, showcasing the ingenuity and artistry of our ancestors.
Learn More
Our Places of Worship
Experience an evocative tribute to the region’s spiritual heritage, captured through the eyes of passionate local photographers.
Learn More
He Kete Iti
He Kete Iti brings together 101 contemporary Māori kete and historical taonga from the Whanganui Regional Museum collection to explore weaving as a living practice of knowledge, connection, and intergenerational exchange.
Learn More
Other Exhibitions
Ngā Manu ō Whanganui – Birds of Whanganui
The birds of Whanganui once thronged the forest, riverbanks and shoreline. Some are gone forever while others struggle to survive.
Learn More
Between skin & shirt – The photographic portraits of William Harding
Selection of 60 portraits by prominent Whanganui photographer William James Harding, from the collection held by the Alexander Turnbull Library.
Learn More
He Mātanga – Movers and Shakers
Remarkable scientists, educators and scholars who have lived and worked in Whanganui and influenced the world.
Learn More
All Exhibitions
Collection Highlights
1962.178.4
PORTABLE DESK
This portable desk or writing box made circa 1900 has an outer surface decorated with porcupine quills and dots of ivory. It has a hinged lid and a fold-down front with the interior divided into sections for storing writing equipment and a writing surface.
View Collection
Collection Highlights
1802.605.9
POSTER; Durie Hill Garden Suburb, 1920s.
This land sale poster by A D Willis shows the area at the brow of Durie Hill with sections for sale. The suburb had been specially designed by Samuel Hurst Seager, at the time when there was great enthusiasm for designing garden suburbs throughout New Zealand.
View Collection
1962.178.4
PORTABLE DESK
This portable desk or writing box made circa 1900 has an outer surface decorated with porcupine quills and dots of ivory. It has a hinged lid and a fold-down front with the interior divided into sections for storing writing equipment and a writing surface.
View Collection
2002.34.6
PHOTOGRAPH; Taupo Quay in flood.
This photograph was taken on Taupo Quay near the Old Tram Shed, after the flood of the Whanganui River in 1940. Four people can be seen rowing a boat down the flooded street. The Durie Hill Tower is visible in the background.
View Collection
2002.34.6
PHOTOGRAPH; Taupo Quay in flood.
This photograph was taken on Taupo Quay near the Old Tram Shed, after the flood of the Whanganui River in 1940. Four people can be seen rowing a boat down the flooded street. The Durie Hill Tower is visible in the background.
View Collection
Donate to the Whanganui Regional Museum
Home
Visit
Back
Exhibitions
Plan Your Visit
What’s On
Davis Theatre Events
Education
Back
School Bookings
Education Programmes
Public Programmes
Collections
Back
Collection Stories
Archives Research and Access
General Collection Research
Support Us
News
Contact
About Us
Back
Governance
Museum Team
Key Documents
Venue Hire
Home
Visit
Back
Exhibitions
Plan Your Visit
What’s On
Davis Theatre Events
Education
Back
School Bookings
Education Programmes
Public Programmes
Collections
Back
Collection Stories
Archives Research and Access
General Collection Research
Support Us
News
Contact
About Us
Back
Governance
Museum Team
Key Documents
Venue Hire